Everyone likes to be a member of a "family" whose standards are high, whose reputation is respected, and whose accomplishments generate praise.

Summing it all up friends, I say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on thing true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious-- the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly;things to praise, not things to curse. The Bible

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him. Albert Schweitzer

How wonderful it is that nobody need to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Anne Frank

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good things I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. William Penn

Rewards for a runner's toil is not what he gets for it, it is what he becomes because of it. Dean Spolstra

You are responsible not only for what you say, but also for what you do not say. Martin Luther

A fool show his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. Jewish Proverb

Enthusiasm is contagious. It is difficult to remain neutral or indifferent in the presence of a positive thinker. Dennis Waitley

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. Frances Reigler

People may doubt what you say but they will believe what you do. Lewis Cass

You have never really lived until you've done something for someone who can never repay you.

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big difference that we often cannot forsee. Marian Wright Edelman

How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world. William Shakespeare

Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. Solomon

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation sincerely and without expectation of anything in return. Ralph Marston

Every time you smile at a someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. Mother Teresa

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of. Charles Spurgeon

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. Beverly Sills

Appreciation can make a day-- even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. Margaret Cousins

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

When you're in your nineties and looking back, it's not going to be how much money you made or how many awards you've won. It's really what did you stand for. Did you make a positive difference for people? Elizabeth Dole.

The human race is divided into two classes, those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit and inquire, "Why wasn't it done the other way." Oliver Wendell Holmes